Adam, as we discovered in the previous column, was appointed by God to be high priest of humanity ... was the presentation of “burnt offerings on the altar,” thus performing a priestly ...

135 A.D. "In Genesis it says, `And God tested Abraham and said to him, "Take your only son whom you love, Isaac, and go to the high land and offer him there as a burnt offering . . . "' (Genesis ...

The coca plant has been cultivated in South America for thousands of years and used for a variety of ritual, spiritual, and ...

A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras ...

A Virginia Catholic bishop says the desecration of the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday points to a larger ...

A Suffolk County man alleges he was sexually abused by a Roman Catholic priest when he served as an altar boy in the Diocese of Brooklyn in the 1960s, according to a new lawsuit. Anthony Ianella ...

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars. Video posted on ...

Security camera footage from the church shows a man in the front row standing up and charging the altar, going after one of the priests who was getting up from his knees after leading prayer.